Movie News: Meet the Cast of the Suicide Squad

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No matter the persistent onslaught of superhero news that we’re hit with, it will be hard to overlook this. Suicide Squad will be directed by David Ayer (Fury, End of Watch) and is lead by a spectacular big name cast with Will Smith as Deadshot, Tom Hardy as Rick Flagg, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Jared Leto as The Joker.

It’s too soon to speculate on how well any of these actors will play these parts but it’s Robbie’s casting that excites me the most. Do people think Leto is going to face an uphill challenge taking on a character with such big shoes to fill? Are people wondering why Hardy is playing yet another character in the DC canon? Check out the official press release below.

BURBANK, CA – December 2, 2014 – An all-star roster of actors has joined Warner Bros. Pictures’ new action adventure “Suicide Squad,” bringing DC Comics’ super villain team to the big screen under the direction of David Ayer (“Fury”). The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, Warner Bros. Pictures.

In making the announcement, Silverman said, “The Warner Bros. roots are deep on this one. David Ayer returns to the studio where he wrote ‘Training Day’ and brings his incredible ability to craft multidimensional villains to this iconic DC property with a cast of longtime Warner collaborators Will Smith and Tom Hardy, and other new and returning favorites: Margot, Jared, Jai and Cara. We look forward to seeing this terrific ensemble, under Ayer’s amazing guidance, give new meaning to what it means to be a villain and what it means to be a hero.”

Ayer is also writing the script for “Suicide Squad,” which is being produced by Charles Roven (“The Dark Knight” trilogy, upcoming “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”) and Richard Suckle (“American Hustle”). Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Colin Wilson and Geoff Johns are serving as executive producers.

The film is slated for release on August 5, 2016.

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